1997
Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome
Aylward E, Li Q, Habbak R, Warren A, Pulsifer M, Barta P, Jerram M, Pearlson G. Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome. Psychiatry Research 1997, 74: 73-82. PMID: 9204510, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(97)00011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesGanglia volumesDS subjectsBasal gangliaDown syndromeControl subjectsDementia statusNeuropsychological test performanceBrain volumeSmaller total brain volumeVolumes of caudateTotal brain volumeBasal ganglia abnormalitiesOverall brain volumeLarger putamen volumesTotal brainGlobus pallidusPutamen volumeNormal individualsGangliaTest performanceNeuropsychological testsSignificant correlationSyndromeAge
1992
Putamen volume reduction on magnetic resonance imaging exceeds caudate changes in mild Huntington's disease
Harris G, Pearlson G, Peyser C, Aylward E, Roberts J, Barta P, Chase G, Folstein S. Putamen volume reduction on magnetic resonance imaging exceeds caudate changes in mild Huntington's disease. Annals Of Neurology 1992, 31: 69-75. PMID: 1531910, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410310113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild Huntington's diseaseBicaudate ratioCaudate atrophyHuntington's diseaseHD patientsControl subjectsCaudate volumePutamen volumeSex-matched control subjectsNeurological examination scoresPutamen volume reductionsCharacteristic pathological featuresModerate Huntington's diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingCaudate changesNeostriatal atrophyNeuronal lossNeuroradiological studiesComputerized image analysis systemPathological featuresGreater atrophyBrain abnormalitiesCaudate nucleusAtrophyPatients